Abzu - E3 Trailer
Mysterious, mesmerizing, and wonderfully original. These are all words I'm using to describe my feelings after this E3 trailer for Abzu, the first game from the studio formed by the guy who made Journey. The ocean landscapes are deep and breathtaking, and I got goosebumps on my neck watching the shark swim up to our main guy the first time. We didn't get to see a lot in this trailer, but I sure do want more.
Abzu
PS4
Release: TBA 2016
Publisher: Giant Squid Productions
Developer: 505 Games
No Man's Sky - E3 Gameplay Trailer
The next generation of gaming has always looked nicer than its aging siblings, but I've yet to see something that truly transcended what we're used to seeing in a video game. That is, until I saw this trailer for No Man's Sky. This is what the new generation is all about... exploring an unending universe of searchable planets rife with unique wildlife, with transition screens and loading times kept to a minimum.
A truly immersive experience with the visuals to match, and it doesn't just end on the surface. Oceans and space both look equally as impressive as the terrain. Your ship won't just be a means of transportation, it will be a vessel of exploration and discovery. No Man's Sky feels like it could be a serious game changer.
*Top 5 Tuesday Nominee*
No Man's Sky
PS4
Release: TBA
Publisher: Hello Games
Developer: Hello Games
Playstation - E3 Free to Play Trailer
Another one of those sweet little game montages, this time with all of the titles Sony is parading around as part of their "free to play" library. Because Xbox still makes you pay for that 'ish.
Mortal Kombat X - E3 Gameplay Trailer
So this is when, using a term that some of you nerds might not get, Sony started LeBron'ing over everyone else at E3. No, not that kind of LeBroning. The kind where he loses his headband and eviscerates everyone on the court like the mutant alien that he is. Instead of a triple double, Sony rolled out a barrage of trailer after awesome trailer.
The first snowball of the avalanche was Mortal Kombat X, where we finally got a full fight after being teased with Scorpion vs. Sub-Zero. We also welcomed newcomers D'Vorah and partners Torr & Ferra the best way we know how: by brutally killing one of them. Pardon my bro out, but this is gonna be soooo doooooope.
Mortal Kombat X
PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC
Release: TBA 2015
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Developer: NetherRealm Studios
The Last of Us - E3 Remastered Trailer
The Last of Us was such an obvious, and fantastic, choice to give the PS4 treatment. It was one of the best titles that the PS3 had to offer, and was recent enough to give people a chance to buy it for the first (or even second) time. You get the works with the remastered edition: all DLC up until now, with improved visuals, lighting, and sound. I definitely think there will be a lot of second purchases of this game. But not quite as many as a certain port two down from here...
The Last of Us: Remastered
PS4
Release: 29 July 2014
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Naughty Dog
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain - E3 Extended Trailer
It's only fitting that MGS gets the longest trailer of the show. Something dramatic is happening. I never know how to handle these. Sorry for that freeze frame. Right in the middle of the LeBron'ing run too... I guess we can just make a joke about the Decision.
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360
Release: TBA
Publisher: Konami
Developer: Kojima Productions
Grand Theft Auto V - E3 PS4 Trailer
Full disclosure: this was the moment in the Sony presser when I decided I was going to own a PS4 sooner rather than later. You can transfer your online stats from EITHER system to the PS4 port, and just look at those visuals. Seriously, look at them. Lighting physics have been the bright spot for a lot of the trailers through E3, but I don't think anything has been lit as well as GTA on the PS4.
*Top 5 Tuesday Nominee*
Grand Theft Auto V
PS4
Release: TBA 2014
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North
Batman: Arkham Knight - E3 Gameplay Trailer
So what is this, the fifth heavy hitter in a row? High tech Batsuit: engage. Dive bomb to the pavement, jump into Batmobile careening around the corner: check. And it's not the Penguin we have to really worry about, because Scarecrow is making his presence felt. That jump from the first tower gave you enough speed to cross half of Gotham. They finally gave us a chain action multi takedown. I'm all kinds of ready for this.
*Top 5 Tuesday Nominee*
Batman: Arkham Knight
PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release: TBA 2015
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - E3 Reveal Trail
If Sony was just on a LeBron rampage, this was certainly the dagger 3 from thirty feet out. It's very convenient that we end at A Thief's End, Nathan Drake's fourth (and final?) great adventure. Now truly the Indiana Jones of the Playstation, Drake (with Harrison Ford as his number two, no less) says one last time... a few times. He does look a touch older; a little rusty but certainly not soft. Nathan Drake is absolutely going to kick ass in the jungle.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
PS4
Release: TBA 2015
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: Naughty Dog
In Conclusion: A top five wouldn't do justice to all of the trailers in the Sony press conference. Since some focus shifted to the console about midway through, we were given more announcements in leu of gameplay footage. Hype is a good and a bad thing; it can drive sales sky high, but it puts an insurmountable amount of pressure on everyone involved with making the game. Sony definitely created some hype with these trailers... now will the pressure turn them into diamonds, or a flat rock?
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